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Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Highest Rated: 97% A Little Princess (1995)

Lowest Rated: 13% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Birthday: Jun 2, 1961

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Liam Cunningham was a seasoned Irish film and television actor who brought a grave but energetic presence to his many roles. He was most recognizable to a television audience as Davos on epic fantasy hit "Game of Thrones" (HBO 2011- ). Cunningham was born on June 2, 1961 in Dublin, Ireland. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 to work as an electrician, a profession that he continued for the next 11 years. After seeing an ad for acting classes in The Irish Times, he chose to pursue theater, taking classes and performing in plays. His first film role was as a police officer in the Irish magical realist film "Into the West" (1992), but it was his role in the Thomas Hardy adaptation "Jude" (1996) that brought him into the spotlight. Starring alongside Kate Winslet and two successive stars of "Doctor Who" (BBC 1963- ), Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, Cunningham held his own as the respectable Mr. Phillotson. He went on to star in a variety of films in the UK and US, from the Ken Loach-directed Irish independence drama "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (2006) to the big-budget action flick "Clash of the Titans" (2010). In 2012, he was cast in a recurring role as Davos, a former smuggler with a heart of gold, on "Game of Thrones." He also made appearances on other fantasy series, including "Merlin" (BBC 2008-2012) and "Doctor Who."

Highest rated movies

97% 88% A Little Princess
94% 81% The Guard
92% 75% RKO 281
90% 54% The Childhood of a Leader 90% 83% Hunger
90% 87% The Wind That Shakes the Barley
83% 55% The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
82% 72% Noble

Filmography

Movies

Credit
50% 75% The Last Voyage of the Demeter Unknown (Character) $13.6M 2023
58% 51% The Vault Walter (Character) - 2021
55% 30% 24 Hours to Live Wetzler (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ladygrey Angus (Character) - 2015
90% 54% The Childhood of a Leader The Father (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pursuit Fionn (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Am Here Father (Character) - 2014
82% 72% Noble Thomas (Character) $347.3K 2014
77% 44% Let Us Prey Six (Character) - 2014
31% 31% The Numbers Station Grey (Character) - 2013
53% 63% Safe House Alec Wade (Character) $126.1M 2012
No Score Yet 100% Pitch Black Heist Liam (Character) - 2011
69% 62% Black Butterflies Jack Cope (Character) - 2011
94% 81% The Guard Francis Sheehy (Character) $5.4M 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Silence of Joan Le capitaine anglais (Character) - 2011
76% 71% The Whistleblower Bill Hynes (Character) $1.1M 2010
60% 43% Centurion Brick (Character) $122.3K 2010
27% 40% Clash of the Titans Solon (Character) $163.2M 2010
53% 47% Perrier's Bounty The Mutt (Character) $828 2009
63% 75% Harry Brown Sid (Character) $1.8M 2009
No Score Yet 40% The Tournament Powers (Character) - 2009
25% 33% Blood: The Last Vampire Michael (Character) $256.7K 2008
67% 63% The Escapist Brodie (Character) $13.0K 2008
90% 83% Hunger Father Moran (Character) $154.1K 2008
13% 30% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Maguire (Character) $102.2M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Anner House Neil Barry (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 79% Northanger Abbey General Tilney (Character) - 2007
90% 87% The Wind That Shakes the Barley Dan (Character) $1.8M 2006
58% 80% Breakfast on Pluto Mosher (Character) $828.7K 2005
83% 55% The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Director (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Messiah III: The Promise Unknown (Character) - 2004
20% 21% The Card Player John Brennan (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 71% Prime Suspect: The Last Witness Robert West (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 40% Mystics Sean Foley (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Final Demand David Milner (Character) - 2003
40% 76% The Abduction Club Unknown (Character) - 2002
82% 79% Dog Soldiers Capt. Ryan (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 18% Revelation Father Ray Connolly (Character) - 2001
20% 28% When the Sky Falls John Cosgrave (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 94% Shooting the Past Christopher Anderson (Character) - 1999
92% 75% RKO 281 Gregg Toland (Character) - 1999
53% 73% A Love Divided Sean Cloney (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweety Barrett Detective Bone (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police 2020 DCI Billy O'Connell (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Life of Stuff Alex Sneddon (Character) - 1997
81% 73% Jude Phillotson (Character) $419.3K 1996
97% 88% A Little Princess Capt. Crewe/Prince Rama (Character) $9.0M 1995
44% 54% First Knight Agravaine (Character) $36.7M 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cracker: Best Boys Stuart Grady (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 92% War of the Buttons The Master (Character) $4.7K 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Undercurrent Greg Laughton (Character) - 1994

TV

Credit
89% 85% Game of Thrones Davos Seaworth (Character) 2012-2017 2019 2024
79% 77% 3 Body Problem Thomas Wade (Character) 2024
95% 53% Masters of the Universe: Revelation Man-at-Arms (Voice) 2021 2024
82% 81% Domina Livius (Character) 2021 2023
57% 75% The Hot Zone Wade Carter (Character) 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2016-2017 2019
72% 75% Electric Dreams General Olin (Character) 2017
90% 64% Doctor Who Captain Zhukov (Guest Star) 2013
85% 88% The Adventures of Merlin Ruadan (Guest Star) 2012
14% 60% Outcasts Richard Tate (Character) 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murphy's Law Drew Johnstone (Character) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Messiah Pace Tierney (Character) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterpiece Theatre Unknown (Character) 1999 2004
100% 63% Prime Suspect Unknown (Character) 2003